Re: [Paddlewise] foot operated bilge pump

On Fri, 6 Feb 1998 rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com wrote:

>>
>>> >>>Does anybody have any information regarding a good foot operated bilge
>>> pump?<<<
>>
>>Since you are asking the question, it means you want something that will
>>leave you hands free to brace, paddle on etc. while you get water out of
>>your boat.
>>
>>Have you considered a battery-operated bilge pump?  They weigh a few
>>pounds and will pump out water at a _faster_ rate than most of us can
>>ever do on a _sustained_ basis with a hand or foot pump.  They are
>>submersible and are amazingly reliable.  I'm basing this on the accounts
>>of several people who I have talked to who have them and also seeing
>>their demonstrating how well they work.  They will easily pump for an
>>hour or two.
>>
>>Price is in the $35 range.
>>
>>They of course can break down, batteries go dead, etc.  But you can also
>>easily develop a cramp in your leg or arm when pumping with muscle
>>driven pumps.  Just a caution:  One person I know who brings one with
>>him at all times, has it stored in a bailing bucket.  Smart man.  Have a
>>backup :-)
>>
>>ralph diaz
>>-- 

we've got a member of the RMCC who has an electric bilge pump on his
canoe!! solar powered!! and man, does it move water. incredible. great for
his playboat, but the pump & housing, etc, take up quite a bit of room,
the way his is rigged...

mark

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